Brassiere



June 30, 1931 I E. M. TABB BRASSIIERE Filed Nov. 5', 1925 IQVYENTORV I Wmmwudwxlr AT'roNEY Y l0 bust to theextent desired; i'

: Patentcd'June FLIZAFETH Mme Tee a e-me fiewzm j 1 1 'Ap liea u 'n' medNovember ofxsuch' w 5 brassieres;

A- purpos andatthe same time confine and support the 3 iFurtherpurposesof the invention are to provide snchapparelt as the above which will beeasily applied and adjusted andilikewise easily;removed; which will becomfortable l5 tot-wear and will not unduly compress or confine anyvital .portion'of. the bodylsuch as the chest or diaphragm and whichwill adjust itself readily to movements of the bo'dy',;and

thus be more suitable thanlarefi-previousf de- 2 signs of this "dlass.for-.athleticactivity; i

: Another purpose of the inventioni's to prov 'videjsuchasupporter'as'will be simple ofconrf \stru'otion "01 the iconveniencelfof' the h'omfe dress makei' andEmoreeasilyadaptable than v arepreviousinventions of this classto the size adjustment in I I "section8of the'band carries members 19 ad; .f

"jacent'theend 1-2 of the-band; and'the back"fl 3 Q l section llgcarriesmembers 20 adjacent the" 1 various re "uirement's of zshoppmanu acture y1 Thls inventlon comprises especially aband V a or'sectlon thereof whoseends are reversedf'or I a 3 r otated rwith respect-toeachother-producing Y 'therebya crossed or twisted formation? Such f-ai bandiorsection thereofmay be closed and 1 encircle i the body, and: may initself constiztllte; agafment complete :or? otherwise? ma rform' only asectionz'o'f, oraan attachment to,

- a garment of the" class described or: a gar- *ment of, a related classCertain means and "arrangements? are jcomprised; adapting a bandorsection of alignment ofthis-fclass to {r54 assume inoperative .conditionsuch a" forma-' v a-t on as; theabove andcerta in comb nations onstltutng withsuch bands are comprised, c

V i garments ofthe above cla ss'i.

7 Ihe-iorinationof such'ga.band'orfsection, ,4 L'and the nature'ofsuch-means; arrangements I and combinationsmilljbeseenby reference to;-the accompanying drawings 'a'nd'thefollow ing descripti in 1-In the-dw 1 5 Fig re liiSaithreeqiiarterri ntn spesa v e dfthis inventioniistoiprovide apparel. of the aboveclass which Wll1-rIIlOl1ld vthe'figurealong natural and graceful lines this invention, inoperativerelation; to the 'f ma eu g I, g g V 1 1 Figure 2 shows in-perspectivethe brassiere of F1 re '1 in operative formation but-reg move "from thebodyh- Figure?) shows the.- above nected and "in: partially developedformation .awithpartsremoved. a .1. I

, Figure 4 showsthe ame .brassiere in fully '60.

developed formation with parts removed, Figure 5 showsin greater detaila portion ofthe brassiere ofFig'ures- 1' to 4; inclusive. 1 e Ia' iFigure 6-shows.i n"part the invention in more elaborate 'form thanabove. Figure '7 showsl in perspective a j'simpli-fied form offbrassiereaccording-toth-is nven tiOn. 4

Figures 1 'to'tgin clusive present a fa e;

and adapted to encompass; the body offthe section 9' and back sections8, 21.0,, and-11,

of Figure 3: is obtained from thedeveloped: band of Figure-4b areversal'of the ends/12} The j i ifigmmbers 1951151120 at laced urej4',and somewhat removed from the ends; j

12 and 13 respective1y ofjtheband. TSuQ-han I arrangement would: notgform [a convenient 05; andneat'connection, if the-ends bf the; band a'7 :Were joinedin-simple relation butwhen the ends ,are'reversed-as inFigurel3'theimembers .tiveview showing a bras'siere acco'rdingf tobrassierediscom- :this' invention; which comprises [a banal 8 9'-1O -11,having oinableends'12and13 wearer; and'two-shoulder straps2l--and 22 1f1. 'attachedthereto; Theband comprises afrontq H i joined bythe seams16, 17 and 18 The back v siere issliow e r y y gure 4., The twisted-band"and 13; with respect to each other, i. .e. by-a": j Q rotation of oneend with respect to thefother "Ont-the Same face of t i ie shownibyFig.- A Y '1. Y

. 19 and 20 cooperate properlyito-bejjoinect as a in'Figure53Land inthis relation-theend p r l i] tions of the band form inner and outercovers for the joining members. 7

Likewise the shoulder straps 21 and 22 are located in inverted relationon the developed band of Figure l, the right shoulder strap 21 havingits connections 23 and 2% adjacent the longitudinal edge 25 of the band,while the left shoulder strap 22 has its connections 26 and 27 adjacentthe opposite edge 28 of the same. hen the front section 9 of the band istwisted, however, the shoulder straps assume a uniform relation to thetwisted band, and with the ends joined as in Figure 5 the shoulderstraps 21 and 22 appear as in Figure 2.

The shoulder straps may be made of elastic, tape, or of ribbon, or anysuitable material. The back section 11 is preferably formed of elasticmaterial, making the garment comfortably extensible. A soft materialsuch as silk or jersey may be used for the front section 9 thismaterial. should be reversible preferably, to preserve a similarity ofzugpearance when in crossed formation; or otherwise a double thicknessof thin material may be used with its similar faces adjacent; orotherwise a reversible insertion or lacing may be provided in thecentral portion of the section 9. The material of the back sect-ions 8and 10 may be the same as that of the tron section, or otherwise, andmay be reversible or not preferred. It non-reversible material is useddis similar faces of the material of sections 8 and 10 respectivelyshould correspond in thedeveloped formation of the band. Likewise it theseams 16, 17, and 18 are not reversibiy formed the seam 16 should haveits smooth face corresponding with the projecting faces of the seams l7and 18. Thus it nOll-IQVBISliJlQ constructions are used, theobverseface' of the developed band will be unsymmetrical and also thereverse face; but on account of its crossed format-ion, the bandinoperative relation to the body will present a symmetrical appearance.i

It will be noted. that in operative formation, the edges 25 and 28 ofthe band are crossed in an angular relation and the longitudinal fibresof the fabric are likewise crossed and partially wound about each otherin helical spiral formation, but are free to shift with respect to eachother. The band is thus adapted to conform to the shape oi? the body andto adjust itself to the muscular movements of the shoulders and back.Also the ends 16 and 17 of the front section 9 are in effect rotatedwith respect to each other about the central longitudinal fibres joiningthem these central. fibres are shortened less therefore by the twistingprocess than are the outside fibres. A cupped formation results. whichin the form shown is increased and modified by gatherlng the ends of thefront section 9 at the seams 16 and 17. This cupping will be affected bythe manner of gathering at the seams 16 and 17 1. e. whether uniform orotherwise; by the initial width and the length of the section 9, thewidth of the back sections 8 and 10, the shape of the transverse edgesof the various sections, etc. In the garment shown the sections areinitially cut to rectangular shape and the section 9 has an initialwidth about double that of the sections 8 and 10. On account of theflexible formation of this garment exact patterning is'less importantthan in brassieres of the usual forms, although by such variations asabove, and others, the garment is well adapted to manu- 'facture in awide variety of sizes andshapes.

Figure 6 shows a modification of the brassiere previously described,which is designed to give an additional security of formation andposition under certain conditions; In this modification the width of theback sections is increased, providing an extension of these sectionsdownward when in operative formation. The seams 16 and 17 are therebyextended, and preferably carry whale bone or other stiffeninginsertions. Triangular insets 29 brace the edges 28 and 25 respectively,to the seams 16 and 17.-

Connectors 30 and 31 are provided adjacent the edges 28 and 25respectively of the section'9 to receive cooperating connectors 32' ofan elastic coupler 33 which may be used to maintain the under edges ofthe garment in p more definite relation than otherwise. Additionalsecurity of position is provided by the bridle 34,- having endconnections 35 and 36 to the edges 28 and 25 respectively of the frontsection 9', and carrying an eyelet 37 adapted to engage a belt or othergarment worn about the waist. The downward fastening provided by thebridle'S although not generally necessary makes this form of garmentparticularly suited to athletic wear. A variation of this arrangementwill consist of such a garment as is shown in Figure 6 or such as isshown in Figures 1 to 5, inclusive, with the bridle omitted, but withconnections provided at positions such as and 36 to permit the use of abridle if desired. 7

The characteristics resulting from the twisted formation of the frontsection 9 of the brassiere above described m'ake shoulder straps lessnecessary than in most garments for the same purpose. The shoulderstraps 21 and 22 may be omitted therefore and only connections for suchstraps be provided at positions 23, 24, 26, and 27 of Figures 2 to 4inclusive. Or for certain conditions or' pur-* poses the band may bemade" without such provlsion.

Figure? shows a simple form of this invention. The bra-ssiere herecomprises only a one piece band 38 spirally twisted and perinanentlyjoined at 39; The band is made preferably of elastic material and soniaybe eas- 11y donned. Such a band, it formed of'no'nporous materlal suchas rubber, may constitute an efiective reducer. This form may be variedby using a non-elastic material havin V an; elastic inset, or by theintroduction vo gathers, darts, or other shaping expedientsvarious otherforms and modifications of 5 this'invention will be apparent, The forms(shown and described are thought sufiicient I to make clear theinventive idea, the scope of which is setforth in'the appended claims.Ioclaim:-- v I 1. Infa garment comprising a band to confine the bust,adapted to be'worn'ingtwisted V "formation as by rotation of the ends ofa section thereof about a central longitudinal line of said section,said band comprising in developed formation two opposite longitudinaledges thereof; means adapting said band to be worn in said twistedformation, said means 1 comprising a shoulder. strap-connection adj a-'cent one of said edges, and a second, shoulder 7 strap connectionadjacent-the other of said edges. r; Y p -2. In a brassiere, comprisinga frontsection having in developed formation two opposite longitudinaledges; means adapting said front section to be fastened downward V ofthe body of the wearer; said means comprising connections for a strap,ione of said 7 o connections being positioned on said section adjacentone of said edges, another of said connections being positioned on saidsection I adjacent the other ofsaid edges.

7 3. 'Af brassiere comprising a front cover section having indeveloped'formation two oppositelongitudinal edges, said sectionhav- I oing inoperative formation atwist in a por-' tion thereof with a crossingof said edges by: said: twist; anda longitudinally extending coupler joi'ng said edges to maintain said twist. I I .7 40 In witness whereof Ihave'afiixed my sig nature thistth day of November, 1925. ELIZABETHMINOR TABB;

